Somerset local elections

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Somerset Council in England is elected every four years.

Contents 1 Political control 2 Council elections 3 By-election results 3.1 1997-2001 3.2 2005-2009 4 References 5 External links

[edit] Political control

Party in control	Years
Conservative	1973 - 1985
No overall control	1985 - 1989
Conservative	1989 - 1993
Liberal Democrats	1993 - 2001
No overall control	2001 - 2005
Liberal Democrats	2005 - present

[edit] Council elections

Somerset Council election, 2001 (boundary changes increased the number of seats by one)^[1]

Somerset Council election, 2005

[edit] By-election results

[edit] 1997-2001

Minehead By-Election 30 July 1998
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative		1,428	42.6	+7.2
	Liberal Democrat		1,125	33.6	-1.4
	Labour		798	23.8	-5.8
Majority			303	9.0
Turnout			3,351	37.0
	Conservative hold		Swing

Lydeard By-Election 28 October 1999
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative		948	68.2	+28.7
	Liberal Democrat		442	31.8	-14.0
Majority			506	36.4
Turnout			1,390	28.0
	Conservative gain from Liberal Democrat		Swing

[edit] 2005-2009

Mendip North East By-Election 1 May 2008
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Matthew Ellis	1,568	51.2	+6.9
	Liberal Democrat	Ian Hasell	1,497	48.8	+9.7
Majority			71	2.4
Turnout			3,065	43.8
	Conservative hold		Swing

Shepton Mallett By-Election 29 May 2008
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Margaret Robinson	950	47.4	+10.0
	Liberal Democrat	Rachel Witcombe	783	39.1	+5.5
	Labour	Christopher Inchley	271	13.5	-15.5
Majority			167	8.3
Turnout			2,004	29.0
	Conservative hold		Swing

[edit] References

• Somerset election results
• By-election results

[edit] External links

• Somerset Council